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Trump rallies supporters in Atlanta as 2024 presidential race heats up
Former President Trump’s running mate JD Vance took the stage at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, starting off his speech by blasting the current presidential administration.
The Ohio senator began his address by recapping “the last month in political history” to the audience.
“We have to remember, just over a month ago, President Trump wiped the floor with Joe Biden on that debate stage, exposing a massive cover-up of the President’s mental incapacity,” Vance said.
“He took a bullet for this country and didn’t miss a single day of work. Now he did that in one month…now, after covering up Joe Biden’s incompetence for the last three-and-a-half-years, our friends in the media are at it again.”
Vance further argued that mainstream media is presenting Harris as a moderate, despite her “radical record.”
“This is the same media that told us… for three-and-a-half years that Joe Biden, who couldn’t complete a sentence, was Albert Einstein, and now they want to tell us that Kamala Harris is Abraham Lincoln.”
13 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Dem. nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 13 days without holding a formal press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Harris announced that she had locked up the nomination late on July 22, declaring that she had won commitments of backing from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates to next month’s Democratic National Convention. She has since hit the campaign trail, spoken at various events, and even chatted with reporters here and there, but hasn’t done a formal press conference or wide-ranging interview in the 13 days that have followed.
She also failed to appear at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, where former President Trump made headlines on Wednesday with a heated question-and-answer session. On Thursday, she briefly addressed reporters at Joint Base Andrews as she and President Biden greeted Americans freed from Russia in a massive prisoner swap, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Read the full article about Kamala Harris by Brian Flood
JD Vance calls Trump’s offer to debate Harris on Fox News ‘masterstroke’
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Saturday called former President Trump’s offer to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News in September a “masterstroke.”
“I think it’s great,” Trump’s vice presidential pick told SiriusXM’s “Breitbart News Saturday.” “In some ways, it’s a masterstroke because, of course, the Kamala campaign has been saying for a long time that President Trump is afraid to debate Kamala Harris, which, of course, is absurd because the last time he debated their nominee, that nominee withdrew two weeks later.”
President Biden pulled out of the race and endorsed Harris as the nominee last month after his weak debate performance in late June drew concerns from Democrats.
Read the full article about JD Vance by Brie Stimson
Trump posts Truth Social video after landing in Atlanta for rally: ‘Tremendous crowd’
Former President Donald Trump announced his arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon.
The video shows the Republican candidate sitting in Trump Force One and speaking about his plans for the day.
“I just landed in Atlanta,” Trump says in the video, explaining that he planned to go to a roundtable with business owners to discuss the economy of Georgia.
“And then I’m going over to the arena,” the candidate said. “We have a tremendous crowd of people. I look forward to seeing everybody. It’s really festive.”
“These rallies are, absolutely, they’re very special. Never happened before,” he added. “There’s never been anything like this before. We want to take our country back we wanna make America great again. That’s what’s going to happen.”
Rep. Mike Collins calls Harris the ‘Stacey Abrams of California’ during Trump rally
Congressman Mike Collins likened Vice President Kamala Harris to Stacey Abrams during a Trump rally in Atlanta on Saturday.
The Georgia Republican made the comparison while speaking to former President Trump’s supporters.
“I tell you what Kamala Harris, man, that woman’s a mess,” Collins said of the presumptive Democratic nominee. “The world is blowing up. Our country is going down the toilet. And y’all, she makes Joe Biden look like a steady hand at the wheel.”
“And if all that don’t make sense, here’s all you got to remember; Georgia didn’t want Stacey, and we don’t want Kamala,” he added.
An Atlanta nonprofit is asking the public for help after it was the victim of a brazen theft earlier this week.
Propel ATL said that thieves cleared out an entire trailer of bicycles meant for underprivileged kids sometime on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
Jeremiah Jones, the nonprofit’s advocacy manager, said that someone broke into the trailer and took 26 bikes and 24 helmets.
The equipment was part of a program that gives bikes to children from low-income schools and teaches them how to ride.
“My heart sank when I got the call that all the bikes were gone. I said, ‘Surely not all of them.’ And all of them are gone,” Jones said. “This class is solely for kids, and this crime is affecting them.”
Atlanta police are reviewing security footage from the area. Jones said you could see people taking the bikes out of the trailer, carrying them down a hill, and bringing them into a nearby parking lot.
The nonprofit is now trying to raise more than $10,000 to replace the bikes.
Propel ATL is also asking who may have information about the theft to contact them at programs@letspropelatl.org.
A man was arrested at a concert last week after he shoved two kids off their bicycles, causing one of them to fall into a fountain, Sandy Springs police said. FOX 5 Atlanta’s Brittany Edney reporting.
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When Muchacho first opened along the Atlanta Beltline and Memorial Drive, it became known as a place shaped as much by its surroundings as by its menu. That site, housed in a 100‑year‑old train depot, set the tone for how the brand approaches expansion: start with the bones of a building, then let the space tell the story. The newly opened Muchacho West Midtown follows that same philosophy.
“We like to celebrate unique attributes of each property and work with the palette we’re given,” says founder and owner Michael Lennox. While the original Muchacho is defined by its long, narrow footprint and Spanish tile roof—features reminiscent of its former life as a train depot—the West Midtown location leans into an industrial past rooted in automotive culture: a former Meineke car care shop. Big windows reference former garage doors, while retro racing details appear inside.
Photo by Luke Beard
Still, the connective tissue between the two locations is clear. Both spaces draw heavily from Muchacho’s Southern California skate‑and‑surf roots. At Muchacho West Midtown, familiar playfulness appears via a blue‑orange‑yellow racing stripe pattern, a three‑dimensional pegboard gallery wall used to hang art and plants, and vintage Meineke signage. A life‑size cardboard cutout of George Foreman, once the pitchman for Meineke, underscores Lennox’s willingness to lean into humor and nostalgia. “It’s a playful brand,” he says.
A functional halfpipe for skateboarding anchors the outdoor experience and will double as a performance space for bands and DJs. In about a month, a 4,000‑square‑foot “tropical secret garden” with tall bamboo lining the perimeter will open on the south side of the property. Another 1,500 square feet of patio space wraps the west and north sides, currently welcoming about 80 guests. Altogether, the West Midtown location will accommodate about 215 guests, making it comparable in size to the original, with a little more outdoor space.
Photo by Luke Beard
Muchacho West Midtown opened with the same core menu that made the Beltline location a staple: tacos, breakfast burritos, coffee, cocktails, and beer. Standouts like migas, chilaquiles, carne asada, and al pastor continue to be available. Over time, however, Lennox says each location is expected to develop its own personality, driven by the chefs who have “a pretty wide creative latitude.” Chef Betty Aparicio, formerly of Chido & Padre’s, steers the kitchen on the Westside.
“We want to nurture some immediate familiarity while providing space for some special moments you can only have at each location,” Lennox says.
Photo by Luke Beard
One of these special moments will take place April 4 at a grand opening party dubbed MuchachoFest. Expect bands, a fortune teller, a mini skate park in parking lot, food and drink specials, and giveaways. “It’s going to be a fun day in West Midtown,” Lennox says.
A third Muchacho location will debut in the old Revival space in Decatur this summer. In addition, the Electric Hospitality team is bringing Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall to the Westside. Slated to launch in May on 11th Street, the convivial restaurant and bar will feature a 5,000-square-foot courtyard with an airstream bar, stage, and Crepe Myrtles, and a 45-seat island bar inside. Formerly a single-story warehouse from 1950s or ’60s, Ladybird West Midtown will offer the same food and beverages as its Eastside sibling with room for the chef and mixologist to add their unique touches.
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